Antiglare visor



June 18, 1940.

K. OLSEN 2,204,691

ANTIGLARE VISOR Filed April 3, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ka/Jjd'rn al'sen;

' 11v VENTOR A TTORNE Y June 18, 1940. OLSEN 2,204,691

ANTIGLARE VISDR Filed Apri1'3, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 X0 Ij'm OlJen 11v VENTOR A TTORNE Y Patented June 18, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ANTIGLARE VISOR Kolbjorn Olsen, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application April 3, 1939, Serial No. 265,618

3 Claims. (Cl. 296-97) My invention relates to improvements in anti- In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of glare sun visors for automobiles and the mounting illustration, are shown several preferred embodiand operating mechanism of same. ments of my invention, the numeral IB-designates Visors have been widely used to avoid the glare the mounting bracket, see Figs. 1, 2 and 6, by of the sun, however, what is equally important which the visor is mounted to the header above to safe driving is to avoid the glare of automobile the windshield of an automobile. The bracket headlights at night. The objection to the older I5 is made with the mounting surface at a suittypes of visors is that they are non-transparent able angle so that the body portion l6 extends and therefore obstruct the view when used in the in a horizontal direction. A clamp I1 is fastened l daytime, and they are totally useless for night to the body portion l5 by the screws l8, and the driving. Attempts have been made to remedy upturned e d of the Visor Supporting d or a m this condition by the use of a single transparent I9 is held in a friction grip between i6 and I1 visor, but this method had the disadvantage of in a manner to permit the long horizontal arm being either too transparent in the daytime or of bar l9 to rotate about 90 degrees. Both ends 5 not enough transparent at night. In the present of rod iii are supplied with an endfitting 20 invention this condition has been remedied by which consists of a rivet-like member driven into the use of two or more sheets of different transa suitable hole in the end of rod l9, see Figures parenoy, usable one over the other, or singly to 11 and 12. permit the necessary variation in transparency Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the visor proper required for day'and night driving. In addition consists of two molded, transparent visor plates to the above the method of constructing visors 2| and .22. Plate 2i is slightly longer than 22 and fittings for same has been greatly improved. to pe m t Pulling d w one both p a t a An important object of the invention is to time. It is obvious that it would be, possible to provide multiple layer, transparent visors with use three or more plates in the same manner. 5 variable transparency for day and night driving, Each plate is molded from a suitable plastic, but A further object of the invention is to provide of different transparency. There are a number improved methods of constructing such visors and of transparent plastics suitable for this purpose fittings for same. such as Crystalite, Lucite, Polystyrene," cel- Other objects and advantages of the invention lulose acetate, etc. In the visor shown in Figures 0 willbe apparent during the course of the follow- 1 and 2 the front plate 2| would be only slightly ing description. colored, for use independently during night driv- In the accompanying drawings, forming part of ing, while plate 22 would be of a considerably this specification, and in which like numerals less transparent shade for use over plate 2| to are employed to designate like parts throughout shield against sun glare. The plate 2| is molded 5 the same: with two ears 23 and 24, one at each end, of a Figure l is a front elevation of a visor embodylarger cross section. The plate 22 has similar ing my invention, ears 25 and 26 and both plates 2i and 22 have Figure 2 is a side elevation of the visor shown cut-away portions to clear the ears of the other. in Figure l, The cars 23, 24, 25 and 26 have a longitudinal 0 Figure 3 is a front elevation of another modiflhole fitting snugly over the rod [9 and longi- 4o cation of a visor embodying my invention. tudinal slots 21. Each ear has a screw 28 trans- Figure 4 is a side elevation of the visor shown verse to slots 21 whereby the tension of the ears in Figure 3, may be adjusted, clamping same tightly to rod l9, Figure 5 is a partial front elevation of a single In Figures 3 and 4 is shown a visor similar to 5 visor with my improved fitting, that described supra, with the difference, how- Figure 6 is a side elevation of the visor shown ever, that instead of molded, transparent visor in Fig. 5, plates use has been made of plates of other trans- Figure 7 is a partial front elevation of another parent materials such as Flexiglass, Lucite, modification of a visor with my improved fittings, Plastacele. glass or shatterproof glass or other ,0 Figure 8 is a side elevation of the visor shown suitable transparent material. Withthese mate- 0 in Fig. 7, rials it would not be possible to mold the ears Figures 9 and 10 are front and side views, recorresponding to 23, 24, 25, and 26 in Figure spectively, of an improved visor fitting, and, 1. Die-cast clamps 29 are fastened to the Figures 11 and 12 are side and end views, revisor plates 2m and 2211 with rivets 30. The

S5 spectively, of an end fitting. clamps 29 are all identical, but the two on plate Ma are reversed in reference to those on, plate 22a. The plates 2m and 22a are cut in suitable portions to clear the clamps 29 on the other plate. In Figures 5 and 6 is illustrated a straight clamp 29a which is similar to clamp 29 in Fig. 3 except that it is adopted for a single visor plate 2ila.

Figures 7 and 8 represent a visor having two mounting brackets I5a. This visor can thus not be turned sidewise in 90 degrees such as those described supra. The bracket l5a consists of a body portion 3|, a clamp portion 32 and a screw I 33. The clamp 29b is fastened to the visor plate stood that the form of -my invention, herewith shown and described, is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, materials, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, without departing from 'the spirit of my invention, or the scope of the subjoined claims. It is also to be understood that polarized glass or any other suitable transparent -material may be used in the visor plates or panels.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. An antiglare visor of the character described comprising a mounting bracket with a slanting base; a horizontal tab extending away from said mounting bracket and having a vertical, semicylindrical groove on its outside face; a clamp member having a vertical, semi-cylindrical groove corresponding and opposite to the groove in the said face of the horizontal tab; screw means for adjusting the clamp member to the horizontal tab of the mounting bracket; a cylindrical rod one end of which is bent at right angles, the shorter right angle part being pivoted in the groove between said clamp and horizontal tab of the mounting bracket, and a plurality of molded,

semi-transparent visor plates rotatably mounted on the longer, horizontal part of said cylindrical rod.

2. .An antiglare visor of the character described comprising a mounting bracket with a slanting base; a horizontal tab extending away from said base and having a vertical, semi-cylindrical groove on its outside face; a clamp member having a vertical, semi-cylindrical groove corresponding to, and opposite, to the groove in the face of the horizontal tab; screw means for adjusting the clamp member to'the horizontal tab of the mounting bracket; a cylindrical rod one end of which is bent at right angles, the shorter right angle part being pivoted in the groove between said clamp and horizontal tab of the mounting bracket; a plurality of molded, semi-transparent visor plates, each plate having two projecting ears with friction bearing whereby said plates are rotatably mounted upon the longer horizontal part of said cylindrical rod, and screw adjustable means whereby said friction bearing may be tightened.

3. An antiglare visor of the character described comprising a mounting bracket with a slanting base; a horizontal tab extending from said base 7 and having a vertical, semi-cylindrical groove on its outside face; a clamp member having a vertical, semi-cylindrical groove corresponding, and opposite, to the groove in the face of the horizontal tab; screw means for adjusting the clamp member to the horizontal tab of the mounting bracket; a cylindrical rod one end of which is bent at right angles, the shorter right angle part being pivoted vertically in the groove between said clamp and horizontal tab of the mounting bracket; a plurality of molded, semi-transparent visor plates, each plate being of a different transparency from the other, and each plate having projecting ears with adjustable friction bearings whereby said plates are rotatably mounted upon the longer horizontal part of said cylindrical rod, and screw adjustable means whereby bearings may be tightened.

KOLBJORN OLSEN. 

